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The Value of High TiIEage.

correspondence Country Gentleman.
The most noted gardener of all the Northwest
Mr.. ). NJ Smith, of Green Bay. Wis. has just
been visiting me. l enjoyed his visit greatly,
as also q four days visit at his homo last spring
We had long talk and exchange OF expert
ences on this same matter of thorough tillage.
have not come up to Mr. Smiths tillage vet,
but mean to in time. But this great
gardener got caught once this season. 1t was
in the tillage of cabbage. On a certain day
the cabbages were just about as large as they
could get through with horse and cultivator.
This was to be the last cultivation of cousre
A part of the field was gone over; that night it
raned saturday night / think il wasl and by
Monday the cabbages had grown SO that they
could not ger through without great injury.
The workmen called Mr.. s. to get his opinion,
and ne decided that it too late to do any
more. MIR. S. q sons, who his foremen,
from a careful estimate think they lost an even
$50 by being one day too late. SO they could not
get the cutivator through all the piece the last
time And this on land farmed higher in
all probability than any other in the West.
What would the result have been on less fertile
and more carelessly farmed soil With his mag
nificent tillage that last cultivation would seem
like drop in the bucket; but it was $50 on q
small piece of ground.
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ST. PAUL. Sept. 20-The General Passenger
Agents Association to-day adopted a system of
uniform tickets, which has been under discussion
for ten years past. The contracts of all tickets
are to read alike, and the system of limitation
be the All tickets are to have orange
backs, the irst-class ticket q light green face;
the second, canary yellow; the third, drab;
round trip. steel-gray. The subject of tourists
tickets left for the next meeting resolu-
ton was adopted that rate-sheets should be
printed quarterly instead of monthly. 1t was
decided TO hold the next session in st. Augustine,
Fla, in March, 1888. A resolution passed fixing
proportionate charges excess baggage. The
association completed it's business meeting
day, and tomorrow it's members scatter to Min
netonka. Duluth and elsewhere. The city is
illuminated in their honor tonight.
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The Probable Course of Natura, Gas.

To the Editor OF the Indianapolis Journal.
Take map of Ohio and Indiana and laying
fiatruler, or the straight edge of white sheet
Of paper. on the map. draw a line mentally
from Findlay, o., through Lima. o., thence to
Greenfield, Ind. and observe that it gives you a
northeast and southwest course; running almost
diagonally to the cardinal points Of the COM
pass. Again, draw a line from Findlay, O.,
through Lima O., through Hartford, Ind,
through Marion, Iud, thence to Kokomo, Ind,
and we have a nearly straight line, with slight
curve to the south in passing through Hartford
and Marion to Kokomo. This again shows a
general trend in the gas-paying regions, from
northeast to southwest; but not pronounced
as the first line drawn. OF course other lines
may be drawn from Findlay radating point
to Muncie, Anderson and Nobesville in In
diana, and the trend will be intermediate be-
tween the first two lines described. all tending
to show the general course of northeast and
southwest Hence, may not this general course
or trend serve a pointer in drilling ana boring
for gas in this State and does it give facts in
support Of theory that the gas-pay1ng wells
will be found in accordance with that now
pretty well defined trend. Therefore, would it
not be well. in exploring for gas to follow that
trend, enlarging and extending it in the. same
general direction. Other analogies may be ad-
duced in favor OF this hypothesis. to-wit: Gas
has been found in Pulaski, Jasper and Newton
counties in the northwest part of the State;
thus giving another northeast and southwest
course. Also, gas has been recently found in
Dearborn Ripley and Jennings counties in the
southeast part OF the State, thus presenting
other similar trend or direction. Or, take the
course from Greensburg, Decatur county, to
Vernon, in Jennings county, aud have a
similar bearing more nearly approximating to
north and south than any of the others given.
Ofcourse, this is all mere speculation and theoriz-
ing from analogies; but much of human knowl-
edge and much of natural science is predicated
upon analoges; and it will do no harm to
analogue, until something mere definite is as
certained, whereby to guide us In prospecting
for natural gas. VIM r. NORRIS
SHELBYyII.IJE. Ind. Sent
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made is that the payment of commissions by
the Southern roads will help them to recover
lost ground and turn some portion OF the travel
which has set in westward toward the South.
It is stated thas the Lake Erie 81 Western
people will be among the bidders at the coming
foreclosure sale of the Central Iowa road. Ii is
hardly probable that they will get the road, as
the friends Of the L, b. e. W. behind the
movement which brought the sale of the
property. and it is understood expect to secure
control of II and use it as their Northwestern
connection.
The Terre Haute &c Peoria road is becoming
under the management of the c. W. Fairbanks
syndicate, a firstclass institution. Two new
passenger trains entire have been placed on the
road recently, and $500 tons of new
steel has been placed in the track in
the last sixty days. The company has
it's repair work done mostly at the shops OF the
l. & ST. l.. road, Nation.
John Evan, superintendent of the Indianap-
oils division of the Bee-line. has given instruc-
tions that no two members Of the same family
shall hold the position of engineer and fremen
the engine. He thinks that this IS
proper order after the catastrophe on Monday
on the L. q St L. division, where father and
were killed. There now four engines on
the Bee-line proper where a father Is engineer
and son his fireman.
The railroad commission Of the State of Iii
nois has prepared a statement showing the earn
ines per mile of the roads doing business in that
State in the year ending July l. 1886. to aid the
equalization board in making their assessments.
The Wabash earned $5.474 CT per mile, the
Terre Haute &c Indianapolis, SIS, 92z01 the Ohio
q Mississippi. "a. 294 o. the T.. D. & S., So. COB;
the l., B. & w., 81 $50: the l. & st. IT, sc. 299 %:
IT, E. & ST L., S., GIL 76 c., v. g. c. So, las. OF
per mile operated.
George harrington secretary and treasurer of
the Terre Haute e Indianapolis Railroad Com
pany, has been in the city for day or two on
official business. In speaking of Of the
stories which have been current regarding the
financial condition of the T.. III. & !. company,
he said that one has yet presented a voucher
that has not been paid If properly indorsed; no
employe has failed to get pay for his services at
the usual time all claims for supplies have been
met promptly; stockholders have been paid their
usual dividend; interest on bonds had been paid
without any quibbling, and what was more, the
treasury was in such condition now that 1t could
meet any demands il which would arise in
the future. The earnings were very satisfactory,
and the physical condition of the property
daily being improved. More especially was there
a large amount of Improvements progress on
the T. H. - L.. division. the main line being
in condition to compare favorably with the best
roads in the country
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tits important to distinguish in plants the diff
ference between what may be termed the vege-
tative and reproductive stages in plants, says
Mr.. Thomas Meeha6. II branch on an un-
fruitful tree be 'ringed," or in some other way
injured, that branch is at once brought to the
frnit-Dearing or reproductive condition So far
there IS an antagonism between the vegetative
and reproductive stages When the reproduc-
tive stage IS reached there is an another sub
DIVISION. The part to which nutrition most
freely flows produces chiefly female flowers,
while the part TO which nutrition flows less
freely yields chiefly male flowers. Any one can
see this who examines a larch, a spruce q
pine.
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The Boston & Albany management has been
spending large sums of money of late In intro
ducing new improvements which insure safer
movement of trains, and is setting example
which other lines may well follow. Among the
improvements signals have been introduced at
every station the road for stopping trains at
any time il IL is necessary to avert accidents.
Between Springfield and Albany there are
thrty-fve OF these block signals, covering the
more dangerous portions Of the track well ms
the switches at stations. On the whole line
there are ITO block signals Every facing point
switch on the main line is now protected either
by an automatic electric signal by being in
cluded in interlocking system. The road is
said to be the best protected in this respect Of
any in the United States.
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Superior Court.

Room 1-Hon. N. b. TAYLOR. Judge.
J. Mcmillan VS.. John L. Bailey ct al. replevin.
On trial by jury.
Margaret Fahey VS.. National Benefit Associa-
ton; suit on policy. Judgment for plaintiff for
81, 900.
Room 2-Ron. d. w. Howe. Judge.
Nicholas Jacouciman vs. Henry Teilkng ct
al damages. On trial by jury.
Toleson Commission Company vs. Joseph A.
Closer ct al; damages. Jury find for defend
ants
Francis f. Cleveland ct al. William B. De-
Pay ct al Judgment for plaintiff for 81, 349. CO.
Room 3-Hon. Lewis c. Walker. Judges
Elmazo Vice VS.. William J. Lowery; suit for
damages. On trial by jury.
NEW SUITS FILED.
George w. Vansicle vs. James J. Book, ct al.
suit for foreclosure of mortgage.
w. B. Mott Horace Parrot; suit on
account Demand 81, $50.
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Hon. William A. Irwin, yudg

Hon. William A. Irwin. Judge.
State vs. Henry Shepherd; shooting with in
tent to kill Evidence partially heard.
State vs. John Rice and Frank Taylor; petit
larceny. Trial by court; found guilty and sen
fenced to three months in the work house.
State va Henry Morris; petit larceny. Tria
by court; acquitted.
State vs. Jack Collins; selling liquor on Sun
day, On trial by court.
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AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.



The delegates in attendance at the Switch
men's Aid Association Of North America AM
nual convention held two sessions yesterday,
and in the evening attended the theaters John
Downey, secretary of the association. states that
nothing was done except Of a routine nature of
no interest to the public. To-day the body be-
gin the revision Of their constitution and by
laws Secretary Downey says that the officers
are anxious that the objects OK the association
should be better understood. While it Is some
what Of a protective association, it's chief
aim is 10 benefit the brotherhood and
their families when afflicted. So far
ask only their rights, and are not so clamorous
for an increase in their pay as they have been
REPRESENTED to be in by the press. The switch
men, Mr.. Downev said, were not class of men
who could be bulldozed, yet they We're In every
case willing to Arbitrate any questions, as TO
the amount Of their pay. the number or hours
they should work, and all questions OF a like
character on an honorable basis. While there
might be in so large a mem bership few men
who were difficult to control, and were disposed
TO talk too much. body they were in favor
of adjusting all differences on reasonable terms.
and hazardous service for the railroad COM
panios 'If the railroad officials of this coun-
try he said, knew how we felt on the matter
of strikes and the rendering of our best services
TO the company that employ us, they would not
only consent, but urge their swtcnmen to be-
come members of the Switchmen's Associa-
tion."
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The Case Against the L., N. A. 81 G.

CHICAGO, Sept 2O.--Messrs. Cooley, Morrison,
Bragg, Walker and SHOEMAKER, of the Inter-
state-commerce Commission, began session
here to-day. complaint against the Louis
Vile. New Albany g. Chicago railway, alleging
excessive charges for short hauls, was the frat
subject brought TO the attention of the commits
sion Col G. w. Easley, general counsel for the
respondents railroad, laid down the proposition
that there was no unjust discrim ination
averred by the complaint in a charge Of 2o cents
n hundred for transportation of grain from
Frankfort, Ind. TO New York, when the rate from
Indianapolis to New York is but % cents a hun
dred, albeit Frankfort is nearer to New York by
forty-seven miles. He main tanned that the two
services were not ''aike, " aud that 1t does not,
therefore, properly come under Section of the
interstate commerce act. which prohibits dis
elimination in price for "like services" More
over" he argued, there no discrimination
in this case: all shippers from Frankfort 20 New
York charged % cents a hundred" Counsel
for complainant briefly argued that the suit was
properly brought because il enabled Indianapo-
lis shippers to reap greater profits for their
labors than Frankfort shippers. which difference
is aimed against by the interstate act. The
commission adjourned to take the case under
advisement until tomorrow.
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Circuit Court.


Hon. A. C. Ayres. Judge.
Howard NJ Foltz VS. VIM M. Skilleu: suit to
quiet title Title quieted in Howard NJ. Foltz.
Theo P Haughey. trustee, vs. Elijah T.
Fletcher's estate: claim note. Judgment for
plsintiff in 81. 500. To-
Peter Smock vs. VIM. Spellman's estate;
on note. Judgment for $73 So
Anna Miller vs. VIM F. A. Bernhamer; petit
ton for removal of guardian. Petition granted.
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The rubber rings by the use of which fruit
made air tight, after being used, be-
come hard and unyielding, SO much so that
fruit seldom keeps as we'll when they used
the second time. Though new ones cost but
little. 1t is not always convenient to get them.
1t is claimed that the elasticity of the old ones
can be restored, and that they can be made as
good by baking them a half hour in a
mixture of ammonia and water-two thirds
ammonia and one-shird water Try it.
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IMPURITIES of the blood often cause great an
noyance at this season; Hoods Sarsaparilla puri.
ties the blood aud cures all such affections.
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layer of leather in the iron-holder makes it
cooler to use.
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FUNERAL NOTICE.

FUNERAL NOTICE.
REDDINGTON-rhe funeral of the late Michae
Reddington and his son, William f., who were killed
in the wreck Greencaste, will take place from
their late residence No. 31S College avenue, Thurs
day morning at 90 clock.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-07
CHINA'S FUTURE POLICY.
A Great Oriental Statesman Writes of I'm
pOrtanu hanges.

A Great Oriental Statesman Writes of I'm
portant Changes.
Considerable numbers of Chinese have
at different times been forced to leave
their homes and push their fortunes in
the United States, Cuba, Peru and in the
British colonies; but this must be i'm
pRged rather to the poverty anu ruin in
(which they were involved by the great
TAPPING and Mohammedsn rebelIions
than to the difficulty of tnding the means
of subsistence under ordinary conditions.
In China's wide domains there is room
and to spare tor all her teeming popula-
ton. What China wants is not emigra-
ton, but proper organization for the
equaole distribution of the population.
Recognizing not only the economical
but also the military reasons for the colo
Hiz9tion of these immense outlying terri
tories, says Marquis Tseng in the Asiatic
Revisw, the imperial government have of
late been encouraging centrifugal
movement of the population in certain
thickly inhabited portions of the empire.
But the occupation of waste lands is not
the only agency to absorb any overflow
of population which may exist in certain
provinces. Another and q more perma-
neut one will consist in the demand which
will soon be afforded by the establish
ment OF manufactures, the opening OF
mines and the introduction of railways.
The number of hands which these in
dustries will employ can only be con-
celyed when we remember that hitherto
they have contributed nothing to the sup
port OF the country, and that Were they
developed to only 1.-THE of the extent to
which they exist in Belgium and England,
among population of 100000, 600, the.
number of mouths they would feed would
be enormous.
But to render justice where justice is
due, disposition has of late been mani
tested by foreign governments to give the
Chinese adequate protection against the
roWdy elements of their population, and
to recognize the right of the Chinese sub
jects to the same immunities as those
which by the law of nations are awarded
to the subjects of other powers.
The United States government
on recent occasion energetically
suppressed hostile movement di-
Tected against Chinese and awarded them
compensation for the losses to which
theF had been subjected. The knowledge
that the imperial government is deter
mined il the future TO take good care of
the welfare of its foreign going subjects
may go far toward inspiring henceforth
the treatment which by the law of ma
lions and the dictates of humanity is due
from civilized nations 20 the stranger liv-
ing within their gates.
ANY soreness which China may have
experienced on account of events in 1860
has been healed over and forgotten years
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which the product is grown and marketed
have been explained, and approximate
estimates of the acreage made. AS one
of the chief difficulties to be met in de
velOping the production of, cottCr3 in
Russia, it has been pointed out that the
necessary transportation facilities ere
lacking. 1t is asserted that railway de-
velopments has made Impossible TO
begin the shipping of cotton TO
Moscow at rates 60 per cent .Sless
than formerly. The building or steam
cotton gins is talked of In place OF sep
arating it by hand, as is practiced. Much
of the new land to be devoted to cotton
culture by large company lies in the re-
gion involved in the recent dispute be-
tween England and Russia, Involving
land surrounding the Murghab FLYER. In
Bradstreet's of May Is, 1861 was stated
that the yield of cotton per acre in TuT-
kestan was about one-third that of the
United States. In Turkestan it costs
$50 per acre to pick cotton. The
American upland seed has been used sat
lsfactorily. Sea Island has been tried,
but found to produce an inferior staple.
Russian cotton is described as very dirty
and involving loss to spinners OF % to
80 per cent. from the original weight.
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A Man Baked In thu nyen


Timothy Murray, an employee of the
Union Iron Works and assigned as
helper to the night shift In the foundry,
who mas been missing from home and
from his work since Tuesday morning,
was found dead in the foundry core-oven
yesterday forenoon. The oven Is used
for drying the sand cores used in cast
ings, and was charged last Monday. 1t
is presumed that Murray at that time
entered the oven while it was cold and
lay down to sleep in a narrow space be-
tween the car upon which the cores are
laid and the wall, when the doors were
closed. When the cores were sufficiently
dried by the heat of the furnace at the
back OF the oven the latter was opened
yesterday morning and Murray's remains
found on the floor as he lay in a sleeping
posture. From the statements made at
the morgue by his shop-mates il wss con-
Guided that the death was purely an acct
dental one, and no inquest will be held.
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AAME NWat'!R, i: n.y.: ,..:2
sTS ~ ENk II ssssanslbs the ne~ Cyiale UrethraI
sV % ia - ezAf0TS, Set our new ilu.tlaei


ago, but it is otherwise with the treaties
which were then imposed upon her She
had then to agree to conditions and to
give up vestiges of sovereignty which no
Independent nation can continue to agree
to and to lie out CT without an attempt to
change the one and recover the other.
The humiliating conditions imposed on
Russia with regard to the Black sea in
1856 had to be cancelled by the treaty
OF London in 1871. In the aliena-
ton of sovereign dominion over
that part of her territory comprised
in the foreign settlements at the treaty
port, as well Us in some other respects,
China feels tnat the treaties impose upon
her condition. Of things which, in order
to avoid the evils they hive led to in other
countries, will oblige her to denouuce
these treaties on the expiring of the pres
ent cecennisl period. China is not igno-
rant OF the difficulties in walch this action
may invO,ye her, but she is resolved to
face them rather than to incur the GER
tainty OF some day having to encounter
greater oEes-evis similar TO those which
have led to the land Of the Fellah con-
corning nobody so little as the khedlve."
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Oar SatnGday's trade was very encour-
aging in spitesot the bad weather. We
will open doors this morning at O'Clock
ard continue the saie. of clothing, gents
furnishing goods, ladies'. misses and chill.
dren's shoes, asdress Goods, notions,
hoisery and leees at pricesunparalleled
in the history; 6f Fort Worth.
- MARCH & PRfGE,
Chase 7. Co.'S old stand
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wan,ed-copies OF Daily Gazette

Any one having all the numbers of the
Daily GAzETTE for the month ef4.Jaavary,
1856, and will part With them, viii please
commune ate With business manager of
THE GAzsrrE. We need them to COM
Igplete our files. Or if this should meet
the eye of the party who borrowed ours,
they will please ssturn them at once.
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New spring drsss goods, at Randall &
Chambers Co,s.S,

If every business man in Fort Worth
would send the weekly GAZETTE for q
year to some friend in the old states ii,
would do more to boom Immigration than
any other means. Try f@the cost is
nothing and yau may get valuable prize.
IN the April distribution Of GAzETTE's
free premiums.
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Excursion to California and mexico,

Rates to San Francisco and -rsturo,
$50, good to return for six months. To
City of Mexico and ,setdrn $500, good
for sixty dayssto 'return. Holders of ex-
cursiQsptacKets to San Francisco can stop
over at Ell Paso and get excursion tickets
TO City Of Mexico. Rate, Ell Paso to
Mexico and return SOL. Excursion
leaves Fort Worth March 10.
G, D. LUsK, Ticket Agent.
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Remember that no tickets to THE GA
zETTE's April drawing will be issued
after Marcn 81. Be sure you have your
money here in ample time. Send it now.
The Weekly GAZETTE is only $3.50 s.
year, and is the best family Iaper in the
SGntb
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THE GAZETTE premiums to be drawn
April are valuable, useful and hand
some. They cost you nothing, Send the
Weekly or Sunday ,GkzeTTr TO some
friend for a year and Secure a chance at
these premiums.
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Russia as a Cotton Producer.

Something Of the extent of the cultiva-
lion of cotton in the Asiatic provinces Of
Russia has already been indicated in
Bradstreet's. The conditions under